Issue 22, November 8th, 2015 - Grand Valley Lanthorn

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GV Good Samaritan resolution introduced Student senator Benjamin Soltis introduced his resolution to allow legally carried firearms on campus to be used in case of emergency SEE A3

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GRSO to perform ‘Fantasia” downtown The Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra will perform music from Walt Disney’s popular animation at the DeVos Performance Hall SEE A7

MAPPING CAMPUS CLIMATE Inclusion and Equity survey to open Nov. 12

SPORTS

No. 1 GV soccer wins eighth straight title Gabriella Mencotti, Corby lead Lakers to 5-0 win over Ashland, marking GV’s eighth consecutive GLIAC tournament win on Sunday SEE A9

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In order to get a reading on how students, faculty and staff of all identities experience being a Laker, the Division of Inclusion and Equity is launching its fifth Campus Climate survey this Thursday. It has been four years since the last survey was taken. In 2011, Grand Valley State University conducted its fourth Campus Climate survey. The survey asked questions about how members of the GVSU community perceived the campus atmosphere and evaluated Lakers’ experiences on campus.

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tudents at Grand Valley State University know that as soon as they step on campus, being a “Laker for a Lifetime” becomes a part of their identity. For some Lakers, identity can play a bigger role in their college experience than others. This is particularly true for those who identify as part of a minority population.

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KEEPING COUNT: Vice President of Inclusion and Equity Jesse Bernal speaks with GVSU community members. This year’s climate survey will be the first since 2011. GVL | EMILY FRYE

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Some of the results of this and other previous Campus Climate surveys are the creation of the Women’s Center, the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs. The Bias Incident Report protocol and the formation of eight employee affinity groups are also results of data collected from Campus Climate surveys. Since 2011, quite a lot has changed at GVSU. As such, the Division of Inclusion and Equity has created a new Campus Climate survey to reassess

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Expanding campus again BY DREW HOWARD ASSISTANTNEWS@LANTHORN.COM

fficials at Grand Valley State University Facilities Planning department have started developing plans to expand the downtown Grand Rapids health campus with the construction of a new facility on the corner of Hastings Street and Lafayette Avenue. With the new facility scheduled to open for students in the 2018-2019 academic year, some details on the project - including its proposed budget - have yet to be decided on. Shannon Sullivan, project manager for Facilities Planning, said the new facility aims to meet the needs of the College of Health Professions and the Kirkhof College of Nursing at GVSU. More specifically, the new facility will provide extra room for additional student resources that could not fit into other existing buildings. “The building will include classrooms, student study spaces and offices,” Sullivan said. “The current proposal is between 70,000 to 80,000 square feet.

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The building is yet another addition to GVSU’s presence on the “Medical Mile,” an area along Michigan Street that includes facilities such as the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Secchia Center and Spectrum Health’s Butterworth Hospital complex. For comparison in size, the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences is 217,000 square feet and includes 12 general classrooms, 200 faculty/staff offices, two computer labs and 10,000 square feet of wet lab research space. James Moyer, associate vice president for Facilities Planning, said discussions concerning the design of the upcoming facility began in the second quarter of 2015. However, Moyer added that plans for development go back several years. “The project is located on a tract of land purchased by the university several years ago,” Moyer said. “The land was purchased after other opportunities were exhausted.” According to an article published by MiBiz in September 2015, GVSU purchased an 11acre tract of land along with 100 homes back in October 2013. Beginning in the late spring of 2016, construction for the new facility will

not require the demolition of all 100 homes. Instead, GVSU plans to demolish only the ones necessary to make additional room. With the new facility being built next to a residential neighborhood, the MiBiz article noted that many individuals were upset with GVSU for not detailing how the university would handle parking and traffic. There were also concerns about whether the new facility would fit in with local zoning regulations. Aside from traffic and zoning regulation issues, the article further explained that neighborhood residents were concerned with the new construction as the area is supposed to remain “predominately residential in nature,” according to the Belknap Area Specific plan from February 2010. However, Moyer ensures that GVSU is not breaking any zoning rules by building the new facility next to the neighborhood. “There is always concern about inconsistent uses in traditional residential areas,” he said. “Recent developments in the neighborhood, while residential in use, are different than the traditional single-family use. These non-traditional uses have been supported by the review and approval structures within the neighborhood.”

New GV health facility expected for 2018

BUILDING UP: Grand Valley State University is planning an expansion of the Medical Mile in downtown Grand Rapids along with its Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences. The building will include classrooms, student study spaces and offices, totaling 70,00 to 80,000 square feet. GVL | SARA CARTE

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how individuals interact with GVSU. The survey opens on Nov. 12, and can be taken by all GVSU students, faculty and staff. “This is a campus that actually uses the data when we get it,” said Jesse Bernal, vice president of the Division of Inclusion and Equity. “I’ve been at an institution before that collected a lot of data and had some fancy report and that was it, there was no action. SEE CLIMATE | A2

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GV students protest Detroit charter school instability BY ASHLYN KORIENEK AKORIENEK@LANTHORN.COM

o provide regulation of Detroit’s educational system, students from universities across Michigan gathered at the Michigan Association of State University Presidents’ Council meeting in Lansing to address demands of the Students in Solidarity Campaign. Students from Grand Valley State University, Eastern Michigan University, Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan held a press conference outside the meeting on Nov. 4 to deliver a letter to the Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers, asking for the community’s voice to be heard. Among the authorizers are nine universities where Timothy Wood, associate vice president for the Charter Schools Office, represents GVSU on the board of directors. In addition, the charter schools are regulated by the university based on state and federal laws. Wood said GVSU’s Charter Schools Office currently has 71 charter schools authorized, with at least 24 open in Detroit. He said the universities are not in charge of operating the schools, but monitoring the performance. “We see that there continues to be a number of failing schools in the city of Detroit and other urban centers,” Wood said. “Those schools do not give parents a good educational option to their children. Our position is we are providing an opportunity for kids to get a better education.” The university has been an authorizer for 21 years. Wood said GVSU has closed 15 charter schools in that time due to failure to meet the educational standards. He said the authorizing council addresses the opening and closing of these schools as a strategic plan to provide a quality education. “A charter school has to help kids, otherwise they are closed,” Wood said. “We are just on politically different sides of the fence right now.” Nicole Kleiman-Moran, senior at University of Michigan and member of Students of Solidarity, said the letter addressed to the council demanded the immediate end of opening and closing of charter schools in Detroit until the creation of the Detroit Education Committee (DEC). “It’s such a complex situation and that’s not how a school system should be,” Kleiman-Moran said. “The main goal is getting these kids a proper edu-

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The incorporation of storytelling and education into design thinking is the point of discussion during two presentations from experts in the field of design at Grand Valley State University on Nov. 11 and Nov. 17. Shane Meeker, founder of storyMythos, is giving a presentation called “Story Telling: From Culture Building to Design Thinking and Creative Problem Solving.” Meeker is set to speak from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in Room 1008B of the L. William Seidman Center, located at the Pew Campus. An afternoon session will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Grand River Room inside the Kirkhof Center. Hugh Musick, associate dean and director of executive education at IIT Institute of Design in Chicago, is giving the second presentation, titled “Design Thinking at IIT and Impacts on Organizations.” Musick will speak at 6 p.m. on Nov. 17 in the L. William Seidman Center, Room 1008B. To learn more information and how to register for the events, go to www.bit.ly/1GQmYTd.

ELECTRIC CAR WORKSHOP 2015

Grand Valley State University is inviting more than 120 high school students from the West Michigan area to participate in an electric car workshop on Nov. 10. High school students will get the chance to learn more about the effect of aerodynamic drag on race cars from workshop leader Taylor Irwin, affiliate professor of engineering at GVSU and aerospace engineer who has worked with NASA for 12 years. Students will also learn how to construct their very own electric car. The students will race their cars in the spring during the National Electric Cart Association races, located at the Berlin Raceway. “Electric Car Workshop 2015” is set to take place from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. inside the Eberhard Center, located at the Pew Campus. For additional information, contact Sara Maas at pcecoutreach@gvsu.edu.

GV’S GOT TALENT

Grand Valley State University’s annual talent show is set to take place on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Hosted by GVSU’s Spotlight Productions, “GV’s Got Talent” will include a variety of student acts such as dancers, beatboxers and spoken word artists. In an effort to win the Battle of the Valleys competition against Saginaw Valley State University, a $1 voting fee has been set in place, with profits going toward the Laker Children’s Fund. The show will take place at 9 p.m. in the CookDeWitt Center, located on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. For more information, contact GVSU student Hannah Brown from Spotlight Productions at browhann@mail. gvsu.edu.

community completed the Campus Climate survey. While that is technically staCONTINUED FROM A1 tistically significant, Bernal and his team hope for a higher completion rate this time It’s pretty impressive to see all the around. Undergraduate students had a 26 places where the data is actually influenc- percent completion rate, and graduate stuing day-to-day operations and long-term dents had a 25 percent completion rate. strategies (at GVSU).” “That is quite a bit lower than facOverall, the previous Campus Cli- ulty and staff,” said Andrew Plague, mate surveys have shown positive recep- projects assistant for the Division of tion to GVSU’s campus. Inclusion and Equity. “What we knew from the 2011 “Ultimately, having everyone respond survey in particular, is that all of our to the survey is the best outcome that we community members excan hope for,” Bernal said. perience this campus over“Around 30 percent is the whelmingly positively, in minimum threshold to do “...all of our terms of experiences as good data analysis. As close community well as perceptions of the to 100 percent as we can get members environment,” Bernal said. will give us the best chance “If you look at the national of implementing actual experience data, people at GVSU have things that are going to crethis campus a more positive experience ate change and get a really than the national average.” overwhelmingly meaningful picture of the However, the 2011 data climate that exists here.” positively...” also showed that members According to Bernal, of the LGBT community getting members of the JESSE BERNAL and people of color expeLaker community to comINCLUSION AND EQUITY rienced GVSU’s campus plete the survey is also the less positively than the hardest challenge. This general population. year, Bernal and his staff have made “It would be nice to see some of those significant changes to the survey in the inequities and disparities decrease, particu- hopes of increasing the response rates. larly over the last four years,” Bernal said. In 2011, the survey took an average of “It will be good to get community input on 60 to 75 minutes to complete, and had to how we prioritize all the work that needs to be completed in one sitting. This year, the continue to happen.” survey will take 12 to 15 minutes. In 2011, only 29 percent of the GVSU “We’re only asking high-priority ques-

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cation, but that’s not happening. There needs to be more local control and community voices.” The campaign also asks the council to support the Coalition of the Future Detroit Schoolchildren’s recommendations. She said the involvement of community voices in Detroit’s educational system is necessary, which will allow correspondence between the authorizers and the DEC. “I am very passionate about this issue because there are so many injustices happening to the Detroit school children,”

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Kleiman-Moran said. “We want the Detroit Education Commission to be created to at least allow the community a voice. It’s hard to believe these universities control something that is so ground-level.” The unchecked opening and closing of charter schools in Detroit, Kleiman-Moran said, is an agent to complicating the school system for parents and results in the failing system. She said the Students in Solidarity group will continue to act and help influence a system for change.

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Students looking to learn more about the businessoriented social networking service, LinkedIn, are encouraged to attend an event hosted by the Grand Valley State University Career Center on Nov. 11. At the event, students will receive career advice, learn how to create a professional LinkedIn account as well as how to most effectively search the site for available internships and full-time jobs. Following the common saying “It’s who you know,” LinkedIn helps people connect with businesses and professionals in fields they are interested in. Members of the free site have access to people, jobs, news, updates and insight that can help them improve in their workplace. “LinkedIn for College Students” is set to take place from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the DeVos Center, Room 205E. For more information, contact the Career Center at (616) 331-3311 or careers@gvsu.edu.

tions,” Bernal said. “We’re trying to be intentional about what we’re asking folks.” In addition to shaving off nearly an hour from the survey, there are multiple rewards and incentives for students, faculty and staff that complete the survey. Up for grabs are four $2,000 tuition grants for students, three $1,000 research grants for faculty and three more $1,000 grants for staff. Depending on the completion rate, more rewards may become available. “If faculty and staff respond at a combined response rate of 60 percent or higher, there will be additional student grants,” Plague said. “For students, everybody needs to be told about six times before they internalize the message. We’re hoping to make a huge leap in the student response rate. That tuition grant doesn’t hurt, either.” Students are encouraged to attend the Campus Climate survey launch party the evening of Nov. 12 and complete the survey on the main floor of the Kirkhof Center in order to participate in a raffle for campus dining gift cards. According to Bernal, GVSU community members will begin to see changes from this year’s survey as soon as the winter 2016 semester. The Campus Climate survey will be available from Nov. 12 to Nov. 22, and may be accessed from a link sent to GVSU email accounts.

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Ottawa County responds to reported sexual assault BY HANNAH LENTZ NEWS@LANTHORN.COM

t approximately 12:35 a.m. Friday morning, the Ottawa County Sheriff ’s Department responded to a reported sexual assault of a female GVSU student along 48th Avenue, south of West Campus Drive. It was reported to the Ottawa County Sheriff ’s Department that three males approached the victim from an unknown direction. Police are in communication with the victim-survivor to identity suspects and gain more information. “A safety notice was sent out to the campus commu-

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RESPONSE: Sgt. Jeff Stoll wraps up a night patrol by entering reports into his in-car computer. On Friday, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department responded to an off-campus alert. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

nity to make them aware that there was a reported assault that had taken place near campus,” said GVPD Capt. Brandon DeHaan. “We want the community to be aware.” The report remains under investigation by Ottawa County and the GVSU Police Department. If students know someone who is in need of supportive services, GVSU offers several forms of help. The GVSU Women’s Center offers a Victim Advocate who provides private and non-biased support to student survivors of genderbased violence. The YMCA offers crisis help, short term respite, counseling and a nurse examiner program at no cost. For assistance, call the Sexual

Assault Program’s 24-hour hotline at (616) 776-7273. Additionally, the Center for Women in Transition in Holland offers nurse examinations, sexual assault case management and legal advocacy and trauma therapy. Call (616) 392-1970 or the 24-hour crisis line at (800) 848-5991 for more information. The Campus Health Center is also available for students at (616) 252-6030 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Anyone with information concerning this incident is encouraged to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department, Grand Valley Police Department at (616) 331-5000 or Ottawa County Silent Observer at (877) 88-SILENT.

GRAND RAPIDS

Fulton Place housing raises residential concerns Grand Rapidians voice displeasure about gentrification, displacement BY LUCAS ESCALADA LESCALADA@LANTHORN.COM

hen students consider where they are going to live, they look out for a few key necessities including adequate location, appropriate amenities and the often-tricky affordable price factor. However, for students choosing to live in Fulton place, issues of gentrification and displacement are now something else to consider. Emma Vandenberg is a writer involved with If The River Swells, a website created to generate discussion about the current processes and changes happening in Grand Rapids. She said Fulton Place is aiding in the rapid gentrification of neighborhoods by pushing current residents out. Vandenberg defined gentrification as an “updated form of colonization where privileged, mostly white residents invade an area that’s been inhabited by mainly poor (residents).” She said the development for Fulton Place included the demolishing of four houses that existed for working class and low income residents. Ginny Seyferth, Rockford Construction spokesperson, said Rockford Construction is helping the city by constructing Fulton Place. She said there was a need for student housing in the neighborhood, so students would refrain from taking up homes better suited for families.

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Seyferth said the houses that were taken down by the Fulton Place development were in extremely poor condition. She also said the city of Grand Rapids is working with Rockford Construction to make sure the neighborhood has the housing it requires. Grand Rapids has to house students from Grand Valley State University, Kendall College of Art and Design and Grand Rapids Community College. Seyferth said there was a need for student housing that did not occupy homes that were better-suited for families in the surrounding area. Vandenberg argues that Rockford Construction pitched these developments as attempts to better the neighborhood. She said this excludes people who already lived in the neighborhood, and ultimately excludes more residents by creating housing that is inaccessible to the working class. “Gentrification is probably not in the minds of Rockford Construction, but is ultimately their goal, because it’s how they make money,” Vandenberg said. On the other hand, Seyferth said Rockford Construction works with the city to prevent gentrification. She said they work to create housing that suits the neighborhood’s needs. “Rockford is seen in this community as part of the solution,” Seyferth said. Gentrification is a big issue in the mind of future Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, Seyferth said. GVSU students should be a part of the solu-

CONSTRUCTION: Rockford Construction works on GVSU’s Fulton Place. The new Fulton Place housing will be finished and ready for students to move in for the 2016-2017 school year. GVL | SARA CARTE

tion, Seyferth said. She said students need to become involved in Grand Rapids by meeting the people in the neighborhoods and understanding the various needs in the community. “It’s easy to sit on the sidelines and not really understand,” she said. Vandenberg argues that GVSU students should get involved by refusing to live in Fulton Place. She said that students who care

about the neighborhood should choose to avoid the housing unit. If students do not support the new housing, she said it would ideally prevent any new construction projects. “Projects like (If The River Swells) initiate conversations around gentrification,” Vandenberg said. “Hopefully from there people can come together and figure out ways to stop this from happening.”

GOVERNANCE

Gun resolution sparks heated debate at student senate BY JESS HODGE JHODGE@LANTHORN.COM

fter a resolution about using guns on campus was introduced during their meeting on Thursday, tensions ran high between Grand Valley State University’s student senators. Senator Benjamin Soltis introduced his resolution to “incorporate a Good Samaritan policy in the student code to allow legally carried firearms on campus to be used in case of an emergency.” Soltis emphasized that this resolution is not about letting people bring guns to campus, but to shield someone from student sanctions who used their legally registered gun if there were ever an emergency on campus. “It should be so that if someone is with a gun and they use

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it on the campus university in an emergency situation, let’s say (against) a shooter or knife-holding person, that they won’t be charged by student sanctions,” Soltis said. Senator Kelsey Lugin voiced more than a few concerns with this resolution. “How would we know that this person is a Good Samaritan just because they have a (concealed pistol license)?” Lugin asked. “Second, that doesn’t give them training police officers have (and) third, if this was an emergency situation how would you know who the shooter was?” Soltis said that a CPL holder has to take three hours of training with a gun, while a police officer has to take “a maximum of about 12 minutes, and they use even less rounds.” During the banter between the two senators, Lugin interrupted Soltis, saying she feels “a lot safer with a police officer.”

According to the Michigan State Police website, police officers in the state of Michigan have to pass a course of fire for all weapons, and are trained on semi-auto pistols, revolvers, shotguns and rifles as well as pass two written exams with an 80 percent or better score. During the general assembly meeting, other senators spoke up to try to clear any confusion on what the resolution was trying to accomplish. “This is not, in any way, saying that we should have guns and not, in any way, asking the university to allow guns,” said Jeremy Turnbull, vice president for finance. “It’s an exemption to a student sanction. In a situation, we should allow citizens to act independently and not, retrospectively, get punished for it.”

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and policy changes that directly affect students, faculty and staff. Four years later, GVSU still uses the data collected in 2011 to influence administrative action. This can, therefore, be an important way to have your voice heard. One of the most common complaints about GVSU is its lack of diversity, and this survey provides an outlet where Lakers can detail their experiences on campus, good or bad. These voices led to the creation of new services on campus the last time the survey was conducted, so make sure you’ve taken your chance to share your opinions and have them make a difference this time around. An opportunity to help sculpt the campus environment that you will live in for the next few years is one you shouldn’t pass up. If these reasons aren’t enough, everyone who takes the survey will have the opportunity to win prizes. A few lucky students will receive sizeable tuition grants. Faculty will be eligible for research or professional development grants, and staff can win a professional development grant. That’s money you don’t have to pay back, and all you did was answer some questions. Set a reminder in your phone, write it on your giant wall calendar, put a sign on your fridge or do whatever you need to do so you remember the myGVSU Campus Climate survey. Starting Nov. 12, administrators will send the survey link and other information to everyone with a GVSU email account. Make sure to take advantage of this opportunity of raising your voice to leave a lasting impact at GVSU.

November 12 You could win a $2000 tuition grant! The survey helped create: The Women’s Center LGBT Resource Center The Office of Multicultural Affairs Hmm, I could use $2,000... 11/9/15

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‘It’s on us’ to stop campus sexual assault

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN

wenty-one years ago, I wrote the Violence Against Women Act to end the violence against women and hold perpetrators accountable. It’s been a great success, but even one attack is one too many. I held a number of calls with hundreds of students, administrators, advocates and survivors asking what we can do to make colleges safer. The overwhelming answer—get men involved. So President Obama and I started It’s on Us to wake up our colleges and universities to the epidemic of sexual violence. Over the past year, we’ve gotten celebrities, major companies, sports leagues

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and leading broadcasters to participate in public service announcements and display information showing how everyone can help prevent these crimes from happening. One thing students can do is take the It’s on Us pledge. Over 250,000 students have already pledged 1.To intervene instead of being a bystander. 2.To recognize that any time consent is not or cannot be given, it is sexual assault and it is a crime. 3.To do everything to create an environment where sexual assault is unacceptable, and all survivors are supported. More than 300 campuses have hosted over 1,000 It’s on Us events, and nearly 300 colleges and universities have created public service announcements, reaching millions of people online and at sporting events. But this year, we want to do even more. That’s why between Nov. 8 to Nov. 14, I’m traveling across the country calling for a Week of Action to get more students involved. This week, the University of Wisconsin is hosting an It’s on Us flag football game with student athletes, members of Greek organizations and other student groups. At Stonehill

College in Massachusetts, students, faculty and staff are wearing name tags that say how they have been affected by sexual assault: “I am a survivor,” and “I will not be a passive bystander.” Middle Tennessee State University is hosting discussions in the student center and online about consent and stopping sexual violence. Besides taking the pledge, consider other steps: Organize drives to get more students to take the It’s on Us Pledge. Ask businesses, libraries, hospitals to display an It’s on Us logo. Encourage sports teams, fraternities, sororities, bands and other student organizations to get involved. Hold press conferences and roundtables with school administrators and community leaders about campus sexual assault. Spread the word using #ItsonUs. You have to demand that your universities are held accountable. President Obama and I have made it clear that schools that fail in this responsibility are in violation of Title IX and risk federal investigation and financial penalties. I also encourage colleges

to partner with local rape crisis centers, local law enforcement and women’s health centers to coordinate a community response and ensure that victims are supported in every way possible. We have more to do to change the culture that asks the wrong questions, like why were you there? What were you wearing? Were you drinking? We have to ask the right questions: What made him think he could do what he did without my consent? Why did no one stop him instead of standing by? What can we do to make sure everyone has the courage to speak up, intervene, prevent and end sexual assault once and for all? Survivors are not statistics. They’re our sisters; they’re our classmates; they’re our friends. They’re at every university, every college, in every community—large and small. For all of them, we can and we must end sexual and dating violence on campus. But we can’t do it without you. Visit www.itsonus.org to find out what you can do during this Week of Action and throughout the school year. It’s on me. It’s on you. It’s on us, and it’s within our power to end sexual violence on campus.

Endless expansion at GV has to stop

GV L E D ITO R IA L BOA RD AUDRA GAMBLE STEPHANIE BRZEZINSKI HANNAH LENTZ ADAM KNORR CLAIRE FISHER MADDIE FORSHEE

By Taylor Scholtens

CAMPUS CLIMATE SURVEY

Lakers should take the Campus Climate survey he fifth myGVSU Campus Climate survey opens this Thursday at Grand Valley State University. Students, faculty and staff are asked to answer the short survey any time between Nov. 12 and Nov. 22. According to the website, the purpose of this survey is to collect data and measure “the real or perceived quality of interpersonal, academic and professional interactions on a campus.” This is especially important when it comes to diversity and inclusion. You may be wondering why you should take time from your schedule to complete yet another survey. However, there are actually many good reasons to participate. This year’s survey will take considerably less time than in previous years (if you were here in 2011, you remember the headache). With 10 to 15 minutes between classes, on the bus or in line at Panda Express, you will have enough time to take this year’s Campus Climate survey. The survey will also allow you to take your time, by providing an option to save your progress and return later. If you start taking the survey and realize you’re late for something, you can finish up at a more convenient time. The Campus Climate survey is a way to let policy makers at GVSU to know what’s going on. It’s a way for them to help discover and solve problems on campus. The last Campus Climate survey ran in 2011 and produced fairly immediate results. It led to the creation of multiple identity centers

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BY DANIELLE ZUKOWSKI EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM

utside my apartment doors, you can almost still smell the dew on the grass from the lovely little field that dump trucks dusted years of dirt over so suddenly. Yes, another construction zone. Hillcrest and Country Place Townhouses is expanding with another complex right on the corner of 48th Avenue and Pierce Street. Evolve Student Living recently had a grand opening

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and campus housing is being built as well. In the past, it has been a scramble to find housing on and off campus at Grand Valley State University. Everything fills up quickly after the fall. Will this help the students who are forced to commute or live in an otherwise ideal situation such as being downtown with all Allendale classes? Or, will this further contribute to the overpopulating of the student body? GVSU has grown significantly since it’s meager beginnings with a class shy of 200 in the 1960s. We now educate over 25,000 students. More and more students are being accepted every year. Construction has been done to both accommodate these students as well as expand educational opportunities. The university has managed to maintain this big student body while still having small class sizes. Students can still

get individual focus. They have the opportunity to ask questions. It is possible to meet with professors. Will this still be feasible if the student body continues to increase? Currently, freshmen are struggling to find housing on campus. Some dormitories have converted their lobbies into living areas. A few freshmen have had to live downtown or stay at home if that is an option for them. Now, this is all fine and dandy if you have a car, but if you don’t, this is an extreme hassle. The awful truth is that even if you do have a car, the parking situation is horrendous. There’s simply not enough room. Even with the high cost on parking passes, which should be limiting how many students park on campus, it can take 20 minutes to find a spot to park on a weekday. It’s not just students having this issue, I’ve heard faculty address it as well. It’s the midday crunch time.

All the food venues are packed. The Little Mac Bridge has a traffic jam. Our campus can get pretty full at times. Even so, we have a balance going, but if the school continues to accept more and more students, this new housing will fill up just as quickly and we’ll be stuck in a worse situation. Requirements need to be more difficult to get accepted. There needs to be some kind of cap. How can GVSU continue to give such great one-on-one attention with peer tutors, office hours, academic counselors or any of our academic resources if we have this huge pileup of students? Endless expansion is not always the right option. Can’t we enhance the present educational community instead of trying to become some business? This is a school. Let’s focus on “the enrichment of society through excellent teaching, active scholarship and public service.”

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“I’d be willing to. That seems important to talk about- diversity and inclusion.”

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LARYSSA HERSHAUER “I guess, I’m the type of person who believes highly in giving feedback if I have time. I feel like Grand Valley should look at this type of stuff, because if they don’t they aren’t going to make any changes.”

BRIANA ELLEDGE “I do plan on taking part in it. The climate survey is what helped develop the LGBT Resource Center, the prayer room and the Women’s Center. It was nice to hear that those things came about thanks to the climate survey.”

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Majors fair features new opportunities BY TAYLOR FUSSMAN TFUSSMAN@LANTHORN.COM

uring their college career, students are faced with the daunting task of deciding which major they will choose and the life path they wish to embark on after graduation. With cost and time playing an important factor in this decision, Grand Valley State University provides its students with assistance to help them decide which major is the right fit. The annual majors fair was held on Nov. 4 in the Grand River Room of the Kirkhof Center and featured faculty from the various majors and departments within the university. Upon entering the event, students were provided with a map to guide them through the many tables and a bag to hold the informational pamphlets available about the programs they were interested in pursuing. The majors fair provided students with an informal way to speak with faculty members and learn more about the majors

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they may be considering. In general, the fair aimed to provide students with information about various majors, assist students with choosing a major early in their academic career and provide an opportunity for students to learn about careers related to specific majors. This year, several new programs were featured at the majors fair. One of these new majors is the allied health sciences major, which now offers an emphasis area in either respiratory therapy or health information management. The respiratory care emphasis consists of approximately 122 credits and can be used as the academic credential often needed for professional advancement and for future applications to graduate programs. The program is a collaboration with Muskegon Community College’s fully-accredited respiratory therapy program. “Now, up to 18 GVSU students per year can receive the professional respiratory therapy coursework through MCC and complete their bachelor’s in AHS simultaneously,”

said Michael Wambach, chair for the allied health sciences department. Another program presented at the fair was a minor in data science. This minor will consist of 21 credits and will pair with any major that uses large amounts of data, such as business, biology, engineering, economics or the health professions. “A group of statistics and computer science faculty teamed up to develop a minor that exposes students to the most critical skills needed to explore large amounts of data,” said Paul Stephenson, professor and chair in the department of statistics. Along with the inclusion of the new programs, faculty from all of the pre-existing majors were there to help students. “A liberal arts major can help students learn how to integrate different subjects into their dream major,” said Sarah King, associate professor in the liberal studies department and religious studies program coordinator. GO TO: www.gvsu.edu/acad-index.htm FOR MORE INFORMATION

STUDIES: Students had the opportunity to find out about different undergraduate degrees and minors during the annual majors fair last week. GVL | ROBERT MATHEWS

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DEBATE: Jorden Simmonds, executive vice president, addresses the student senators on Nov. 6. They discussed gun laws and what it could mean for the GVSU campus community. GVL | KASEY GARVELINK

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The current student code at GVSU states that only law enforcement officials can carry firearms. However, according to Michigan laws, CPL holders are allowed on college campuses, with restrictions on where they can go with those guns. Many senators advised Soltis that he should try to define what “emergency” meant, noting that the term can be subjective according to each individual person. Another large concern came from Vice President for Campus Affairs, Sean O’Melia, who was skeptical about criticizing the student code. “It undermines the student code in a way,” O’Melia said. “I feel like we could go about this a different way and change the

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student code rather than having student senate say the student code is wrong.” Senator Kristoffer Butler said he hoped senators would push their personal thoughts aside when voting on this resolution. “I encourage all of you to go ask your friends, the people that voted for you, post on Facebook for GV students only and actually present the information,” Butler said. “It’s not just about the 45 of us in here that need to make this decision, it’s a campus-wide decision.” Senator Kevin Chui motioned to postpone voting on this resolution for an extra week. Normal procedure for the senate is to introduce a resolution one week and open the floor for discussion, and then revisit it the week after with final discussion

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and then voting. Chui said one week is not enough time to think about a topic as large and as controversial as this. There were three people in the gallery who spoke during public comment; all were in support of the resolution. All three asked the senators to consider the idea that it is not the guns that kill, but the people behind the guns. They expressed hope GVSU could be proactive, rather than reactive. Soltis has previously worked on resolutions to place a larger size of the American flag on the Allendale Campus and to drop the ban of pepper spray from the student code.

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BY ANNA DEAVERE SMITH DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MUELLER A groundbreaking docudrama that pushes beyond cultural immersion to intense engagement.

November 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m November 15 and 22 at 2 p.m. MODERATED TALKBACK AFTER EVERY PERFORMANCE

Louis Armstrong Theatre Performing Arts Center Allendale Campus

General admission: $12 All students: $6 Alumni/faculty/staff/seniors: $10

*Seating at each performance is limited to 150, due to special staging. LIB 100/201 Approved

For tickets and more information, call (616) 331-2300 or visit gvsu.edu/theatre/. Tickets also available at

.com, (616) 222-4000, or (800) 583-3737.

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Mentoring reception promotes fall networking opportunities BY STEPHANIE BRZEZINSKI ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM

he Women’s Commission has partnered with the Women’s Center, the Provost’s Office and the Office of the President to host the fourth annual Fall Mentoring Reception at Grand Valley State University on Tuesday. Kristen Evans, Women’s Commission chair, said she is the moderator for the mentor panel, which features five speakers this year: Jodi Chycinski, director of admissions; Carol Sanchez, international business program director; Pat Waring, community relations director; Sharalle Arnold, Women’s Center associate director; and Lee VanOrsdel, dean of University Libraries. “The mentoring reception is a faculty/staff event with the goal of providing an opportunity for women to connect outside of profes-

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sional projects and participate in dialogue and portive of leadership development programs,” relationship building,” Evans said. “This event she said. “This program is a great example of offers the GVSU community an how anyone, especially women, opportunity to learn more about aspiring to be leaders can take women leaders on campus by advantage of hearing how cur“Grand Valley is offering a platform for them to rent leaders are involved. They very committed share their perspectives and incan hear stories on how people sights on leadership, managehelp others achieve their goals to professional ment, work-life integration, proand are moving the mission of development fessionalism, self-care and many the university forward.” other topics.” She said mentoring is esand leadership As a networking event, the sential for those who want to development.” program also focuses on startobtain a leadership role. As a ing a conversation about leadmentor, she listens, provides NANCY GIARDINA ership development. guidance and helps others exVICE PROVOST FOR Nancy Giardina, vice provost plore their goals. STUDENT SUCCESS for student success, served on the “In my role as a mentor, I panel in a previous year. Giardiam making sure I make time na said she views leadership as a to meet with them and listen service, something that can empower people to what’s on their mind, offer strategies and set them up for success. and link them with resources and other “I value that the Provost’s Office is very sup- people,” Giardina said. “We want both

men and women to consider this.” In addition to faculty and staff, Giardina said she also mentors graduate and undergraduate students. She encourages them to get involved in leadership opportunities during their time on campus. “Grand Valley is very committed to professional development and leadership development,” she said. “This is something we should continue to do.” The Fall Mentoring Reception takes place on Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. in the Loosemore Auditorium at the DeVos Center, located on the Pew Campus. The next Women’s Commission event is HerStory with Zulema Moret, a Latin American studies professor. Students, faculty and staff can attend at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 1 in Kirkhof Center Room 2204. For more information or for accommodations at the events, contact wcommission@gvsu.edu.

STUDENT RESOURCES

Faculty and staff encouraged to refer GV students to Counseling Center BY MEGHAN MCBRADY MMCBRADY@LANTHORN.COM

n an effort to provide support and resources to students, Grand Valley State University’s Counseling Center is working with faculty and staff with regard to the safety of their students. As faculty and staff members interact with students on a day-to-day basis in their classrooms, they are often the first to notice when a student is facing academic or social problems. Over 23 percent of the referrals that the GVSU Counseling Center receives is from faculty and staff. Abraham Eapen, a licensed psychologist and the coordinator of group services at the Counseling Center, said faculty and staff are benefiting the students because they are telling them that there are resources and people that can help them at the center. “That’s why we started the red folder, because faculty and staff members - like at the Rec Center or Student Services Center - help students be aware of the services on campus,” he said. “They help make aware that the services at the center are free, they note the range

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of services, explain who we are – like licensed psychologists, social workers and a nurse practitioner – and help students see the benefit of a first session.” Eapen referenced the “red folder,” a guideline for faculty and staff for working with distressed and disruptive students. Beside listing emergency numbers for GVSU’s police department, the Dean of Student’s Office and the Counseling Center, the folder also lists indicators for distress. Some possible signs for distress include marked change in academic performance, feelings of depression and hopelessness and verbal or written references to suicide. These signs then become an indicator for faculty and staff to speak with the student and contact resources. Eapen noted that faculty and staff members also relay some of the different events they provide on campus, including QPR: Suicide Prevention Training, stress management programs and the Unnatural Causes documentary series, which aim to create more outreach and awareness of the Counseling Center’s presence at GVSU. “We started awareness with QPR and the red folder, which has been around for the past two to three

years, helps to create the awareness so that faculty and staff can refer to us,” he said. “There are some faculty and staff who will bring them directly to the center or encourage them to call us, depending upon the systems or the situation, or again will just let them know that services we offer – like if they have a personal concern and need someone to talk to, they are then encouraged to contact us and be aware.” Alissa Hazlett, a sophomore at GVSU, said it makes her happy that the professors and staff at the university are paying attention to their students and are trying to help. “It’s really awesome that they are actively watching us,” Hazlett said. “Coming into college, you just think that you are going to be another number, another face in a classroom. The fact that they want to help shows that professors and staff members are here to take care of us.” The GVSU Counseling Center is located in Room 204 of the Student Services Building.

WORKING TOGETHER: Danielle Sirles shares her Personal Growth Initiative on Oct. 13 in the GVSU Office of Multicultural Affairs during the annual Midterm Stress Buster seminar. GVL | KASEY GARVELINK

THEME OF THE WEEK BATTLE OF THE VALLEYS

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TECHNOLOGY: Ray Siemens of the University of Victoria gives a general introduction to the growing field of Digital Humanities. The Skype lecture at Grand Valley State University focused on Siemens’ progress with INKE, an interdisciplinary initiative formed through the methodological commons of the digital humanities in order to understand the future of reading through a historical perspective.

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ARTS AT A GLANCE ARTS AT NOON: AHALJI PAPA SUSSO

Alhaji Papa Susso will visit GVSU at noon on Nov. 11 as part of the Arts at Noon series. Susso will perform a concert of traditional African music and dance with his ensemble. A master of the African harp-lute, kora, Alhaji Papa Susso is from The Gambia in West Africa. Susso comes from a long line of traditional oral historians known as griots of the Mandinka people. He was taught the kora by his father and has been playing since the age of five. Susso has performed at Carnegie Hall and made appearances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The event is free and open to public. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/music/artsat-noon-197.htm.

GRSO to perform ‘Fantasia’

TWILIGHT LOS ANGELES: 1992

At 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 in the Louis Armstrong Theatre in the Performing Arts Center, GVSU’s theater program will perform “Twilight Los Angeles: 1992.” Written by award-winning playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith, the show is the result of nearly 300 interviews Smith conducted following the protests and riots that broke out in the streets of Los Angeles. The riots were a result of the acquittal of the four Los Angeles Police Department officers charged with assaulting Rodney King. The performance provides an opportunity for audiences to address current societal issues through the context of a major historical event. The play is often referred to as documentary theater and aims to spark discussion and awareness as well as provide opportunities for engagement, finding ways to actively help people of all cultures suffering from repression in the U.S. The event is LIB 100/201 approved.

“INTERSTELLAR” SHOWING AND Q & A

In preparation for the GVSU Fall Arts Celebration lecture given by Kip Thorne, the physics department will be sponsoring a showing of the 2014 movie “Interstellar” and a Q & A session about the movie and the science behind the movie at 6 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the Wealthy Theatre (1130 Wealthy St. SE) in downtown Grand Rapids. The event will help students prepare for Thorne’s visit by helping them prepare a basis of background knowledge on his work on the movie “Interstellar.” Kip Thorne is an Einstein Medal-winning theoretical physicist from the California Institute of Technology. Thorne worked as an adviser and executive producer on the movie “Interstellar” and wrote “The Science of Interstellar,” which explains how the events and visuals are grounded in science. He will be speaking at GVSU as part of the Fall Arts Celebration at 7 p.m. on Nov. 16 in the Eberhard Center. Both events are free and open to the public.

SATURDAY NIGHT DIVE

Spotlight Productions will host an open mic comedy night at 7 p.m. on Nov. 14 in Area 51 in the bottom level of the Kirkhof Center. Saturday Night Dive is open for any and all comedians, experienced or not. Each comedian will receive 10 minutes on the clock. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Spotlight Productions. To sign up to be in the show, email Abby Lyons at comedygv@gmail.com.

ALL TIME LOW AND SLEEPING WITH SIRENS

Rockstar Energy Drink presents the Back to the Future Hearts Tour featuring the bands All Time Low, Sleeping With Sirens, Neck Deep and One OK Rock. The tour will visit Grand Rapids at 6 p.m. on Nov. 13 in the DeltaPlex Arena and Conference Center. General floor admission tickets cost $32.50 and general admission to the grandstands tickets cost $29.50. Doors open at 5 p.m.

CLARINET AND PIANO RECITAL

At noon on Nov. 14 at the St. Cecilia Music Center, Arthur Campbell’s clarinet studio and Helen Marlais’ piano studio will be putting on a recital. Both the clarinet students and the piano students will perform. Following the concert there will be a small reception. The event is free and open to the public.

GRAND RAPIDS: The GRSO will perform pieces from “Fantasia” on Nov. 13 at the DeVos Performance Hall. Included in this concert will be a performance of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” COURTESY | GRSO BY CLAIRE FISHER ARTS@LANTHORN.COM

ccompanied by Mickey Mouse, dancing animals and mythical creatures, the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra will perform selections from “Fantasia” in concert the weekend of Nov. 13 in the DeVos Performance Hall. As part of the Fox Motors Pops Series, the symphony features pieces from both Walt Disney’s original 1940 “Fantasia” as well as “Fantasia 2000.” During the concert, the anima-

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BY DANIEL GOUBERT DGOUBERT@LANTHORN.COM

rom discount Halloween candy to the Thanksgiving turkey, November is a great month for food. But is Grand Valley State University’s newest food offering good enough to make you put away the Reese’s? I decided to investigate for the good of GVSU students, their stomachs and, of course, their wallets. Campus dining debuted the chicken pepper jack wrap as a limited-time offer for November. The wrap features grilled chicken breast, pepper jack cheese, pico de gallo, lettuce and ranch dressing, all neatly wrapped up in a flour tortilla like an edible early Christmas present. A standard wrap with a fountain drink is considered a “super value pick” by campus dining and will set you back $6. Biting into my thick wrap that was roughly the size of a TI-84 calculator, I was first struck with the strong, tasty tag-team of ranch and pico de gallo. The two dance a flavorful tango: pico de gallo leads with juicy tomatoes, biting onion undertones and a hint of lime, while the ranch follows with a healthy dose of creamy buttermilk. However, I was disappointed to find that any peppery kick from the pepper jack cheese was completely drowned out by this sea of ranch and tomatoes. If you have enough extra cheddar in your pocket, I recommend springing for double cheese on your wrap. Since the ranch and pico de gallo have the heft of a tidal wave, I was glad I had the crispy, crunchy iceberg lettuce to slow the flow. However, even these vegetable sandbags weren’t enough to stop the tsunami of dressing; before long, my formerly dense tortilla became soggy and threatened to ex-

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Dame she worked with suppliers in Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, Europe, and the U.S. As a project manager for five plants with sales revenue of $170 million, she served as the manufacturing liaison to ensure on-time equipment trials and delivery of finished goods. As an educator and leadership trainer, she’s worked with corporate teams in the U.S., Japan, and Korea. She has also been an adjunct professor of supply chain and negotiation at Grand Valley State University. Penny is a member of the GVSU Downtown Toastmasters club.

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Join us at the GVSU Downtown Toastmasters club Penny Rosema is a negotiation expert, Keynote Speaker for a free Open House to learn more what Toastmasters consultant and professional public speaker. is all about and how our club can help you improve your Prior to her speaking professionally, Penny, an engineer by education, led a buying team communication and public speaking skills, as well as at Amway with an annual budget of $150 million. After earning her MBA from Notre build confidence and grow as a leader.

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Grand Valley State University professor Richard Britsch, a horn player for the GRSO, said the pops concerts - a series of popular music - are a great way to get people interested in the symphony. He said recently there has been a trend of orchestras performing soundtracks to movies, while the movie plays in the background for the same reason. “It’s a way to get people to come into the concert hall and experience the symphony orchestra,” Britsch said. “It’s a new way of listening to the music. People can enjoy the cartoons and the scenery that’s going on,

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tion will be played in high definition for the audience to watch while listening to the orchestra. “This a good opportunity to come downtown experience some of the greatest music ever composed along with some masterpieces of animation,” said GRSO communications coordinator Samara Napolitan. At this concert, full-time college students have the opportunity to sign up for a “student passport” and purchase tickets to the event for $5. Napolitan recommended that students arrive when the doors open at 7 p.m. to make sure they get a ticket.

but also really get a chance to listen to the music and hear the intricacies.” Napolitan said getting the community interested in classical music was one of the reasons “Fantasia” was created. “It’s a great gateway into classical music,” Napolitan said. “Fantasia” was originally created to expose audiences to these works of music. It’s serving the original version of Walt Disney’s vision, presenting (‘Fantasia’) a new way with a live orchestra on stage.” One of the interesting things about “Fantasia” compared to other movie soundtracks, Britsch said, is that the animation was created to match the music instead of the music being composed to fit the action in the movie. He said he hopes the audience takes the opportunity to watch the movie and listen carefully to the music. “In this case, for ‘Fantasia,’ the music came first and then the action was added later,” Britsch said. “The important thing is not just to enjoy the visuals of the movie, but really listen to what the orchestra is doing, because there’s some beautiful stuff going on.” For Britsch the experience of performing live music with the movie means making sure that they stay exactly in sync.

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plode like a floury water balloon. The moral of the story? Eat this quickly, unless you like chicken raining down onto your lap. Speaking of the grilled chicken, I was likewise left wishing for a more distinct and juicy flavor. Instead, the dry and chewy chicken acted more like those flowery adjectives I cram into my essays to extend the word count: all filler, no real meaning. I could see this wrap being much more memorable with richly seasoned beef or pork in place of the chicken. But, I couldn’t stay mad at this chicken pepper jack wrap for long. Its unique blend of two flavor-packed dressings over a meaty base and pleasantly chewy tortilla rang a familiar, tasty bell for me. That’s right: this wrap is essentially GVSU’s version of a Taco Bell chicken soft taco. So if you’re one of those many students itching for a Taco Bell on campus, this wrap might just be the satisfying scratch you need. Of course, it’s worth noting that cam-

pus dining locations will let you customize your wrap, too. They offer the option to toast the wrap, as well as a wealth of optional toppings. Those hoping for more spice should pile on the jalapeños, and those turned off by bland chicken can substitute in the much more robust Teriyaki chicken. Fair warning, though, don’t be surprised when that moister chicken melts through the tortilla even faster. All customization aside, the default recipe chicken pepper jack wrap is a strong showing from campus dining. While I wish they had jacked up the pepper jack and beefed up the meat, it still earns seven gold stars out of 10 from me. It would have been seven golden brown stars, but I chose not to toast my wrap. The chicken pepper jack wrap is available at Engrained, the Seidman Café, Fuel and Kleiner Market. GO TO: www.facebook.com/GVSUFOOD FOR MORE INFORMATION

CAMPUS DINING: GVSU’s campus dining added a new item to the menu. The chicken pepper jack wrap is part of a limited-time release during November. GVL | DANIEL GOUBERT

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A8 | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT THEATER

Shakespeare Festival draws to a close ‘Bard to Go’ performance wraps up theater series BY MARISSA LAPORTE MLAPORTE@LANTHORN.COM

he audience laughed out loud and sang along to silly songs during the final performance of “Bard to Go: Witty Fools and Foolish Wits.” This performance, along with a student competition awards ceremony, brought this year’s Shakespeare Festival to an end on Nov. 7 at Grand Valley State University’s Loosemore Auditorium. “Bard to Go” is a group of traveling actors which performs scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, improvising between scenes. Beginning with a preview at GVSU’s Allendale Campus, “Bard to Go” spent the duration of the Shakespeare Festival on tour performing for various high schools and ending with a free public performance at GVSU’s Pew Campus. The annual student competition awards ceremony was held over the weekend for GVSU students who submitted essays, visual art or a theatrical performances pertaining to Shakespeare or the Renaissance. The final “Bard to Go” performance directly followed the ceremony and wrapped up GVSU’s 2015 Shakespeare Festival. Allison Metz, the director of “Bard to Go,” said the show acts as the largest outreach effort during GVSU’s Shakespeare Festival to other schools and their students. “I think there’s something to be said about bringing a show like (‘Bard to Go’) to (other students’) turf,” Metz said. “Something like Shakespeare, that might be seen as inaccessible, when it’s on their turf it is very accessible.” Katherine Mayberry created the script

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To accomplish this, the orchestra members wear earphones with a click-track to keep them in tempo. For the audience, he said the live nature is a way to experience the music in a more intense way. “Live music has always got the element of actually hearing

for “Bard to Go” and produced this year’s performances. Mayberry said the effect the show has on the community is important, because many high school students get intimidated when reading Shakespeare. By bringing a live performance to the students, it helps them understand Shakespeare’s language and his plays. “The thing that’s most rewarding about (“Bard to Go”) to me is to see our college students interacting with the high school students that are all probably getting their first experience with Shakespeare performance,” Mayberry said. Preparation for this show required a 40-hour week of rehearsals the week before classes began at GVSU. The actors of “Bard to Go” were also challenged when touring and had to be flexible due to the different audience sizes and spaces, Metz said. Mara Spears, GVSU student and “Bard to Go” actor, said teamwork and patience were essential when adapting to different spaces. Spears said she became good friends with both the cast and members of their high school audiences. “I never expected to become such good friends with the cast, just as you don’t expect to become good friends with a stranger,” Spears said. “Comedy is ageless. You can connect with someone who is half your age or four times your age in any setting.” Spears said students came up to the “Bard to Go” actors after their performance and said that they were inspired by the actors. For her, this was the most rewarding aspect. GO TO: www.gvsu.edu/shakes FOR MORE INFORMATION

the music, everything is there in front of you,” Britsch said. “It can be like a recording, but you’re listening in high definition in an actual live orchestra concert. You’re facing a stage that’s 75 feet wide, it’s got 85 people spread out throughout that stage and the music is going to be coming from all different places in the orchestra.” Napolitan said the live music is a way to be ac-

SHAKESPEARE: Members of the “Bard To Go” series perform for the last time during the Shakespeare Festival on Nov. 7. The GVSU actors performed scenes from the Bard’s plays for many high school students. GVL | EMILY FRYE

tive in the arts community in Grand Rapids and she hopes students come out to see the performance. “It’s a way to be involved in the community and experience the culture of Grand Rapids,” Napolitan said. “It’s a fun thing to do on the weekends with your friends, this a pops concert so it’s a little bit more casual that our traditional concerts, so you don’t have to get totally

dressed up. It’s a fun thing to do for a night on the town.” Britsch said music can be a great way for students to escape their busy lives and experience music as a different form of communication. “You have to take time to listen, away from some of the brutal stuff that’s going on in our world,” Britsch said. “Music is a form of communication, it touches a different area

of our living. Music is like a nourishment for the soul; it’s a way to slow down and hear something that’s going to touch you in a different way rather than just simply listening to a lecture or watching a game or watching a movie. “Music itself is something that’s going to reach inside you and wash through you and you’re going to hear things that are going to

touch your soul in a way that words or visual can’t.” Performances of the “Fantasia” concert will take place at 8 p.m. on Nov. 13 and 14 and at 3 p.m. on Nov. 15.

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SOCCER

MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS TO IOWA STATE IN EXHIBITION

The Grand Valley State men’s basketball team suffered a 106-60 loss to No. 7 ranked Iowa State in Ames, Iowa on Friday night. The bright spot for the Lakers was the bench, which scored 25 points. The Cyclones outscored the Lakers in the paint 34-28, as GVSU held its own down low. Three different Lakers scored in double figures, including senior Chaz Rollins, who led the team with 13 points and eight rebounds. The Lakers have a short break before their first regular season game next weekend against Quincy and MissouriSt. Louis for the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge in Allendale.

WOMEN’S SOCCER GARNERS MULTIPLE GLIAC HONORS

The Grand Valley State women’s soccer team received multiple honors from the GLIAC, as juniors Clare Carlson and Marti Corby were recognized as the GLIAC Defensive and Offensive Player of the Year. Seven Lakers were named to All-GLIAC teams in a release from the conference Thursday. Six were named to the AllGLIAC First Team, including Carlson and Corby. Junior Kendra Stauffer, sophomore Gabriella Mencotti and seniors Katie Klunder and Katy Woolley were also elected to the first team. Junior midfielder Gabbie Guibord was named to the All-GLIAC Second Team. Junior Jayma Martin was an honorable mention.

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The Grand Valley State women’s softball club was ranked No. 5 in the most recent National Club Softball Association (NCSA) rankings. The Lakers (17-2) made a threespot leap after being ranked No. 8 in the previous rankings. GVSU has won 14 of its past 15 games, including a dominant three-game sweep over Eastern Michigan on Sunday to wrap up the fall regular season.

JUDON SETS GVSU SACK RECORD

Grand Valley State senior defensive end Matt Judon broke the all-time singleseason sack record for a GVSU player on Saturday afternoon in a 49-42 Laker win over Tiffin University. Judon recorded 3.5 sacks in the game, giving him a total of 18 for the season. The senior surpassed Mack Lofton and Joe Huhn, who both had 15 sacks, and Mike McFadden, who recorded 16 sacks in 2005. The Lakers (8-2, 7-2 GLIAC) still have one game remaining in the regular season against Saginaw Valley State (1-8, 1-7 GLIAC), as Judon figures to tack on a few more sacks to his season total.

LEAPING EFFORT: Gabriella Mencotti (20) tries to head the ball over the defensive line and into the goal during Grand Valley State’s GLIAC semifinal win over Ohio Dominican on Nov. 6 in Allendale. Mencotti helped the Lakers best the Ashland Eagles to capture the GLIAC tournament title on Sunday at home. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

Mencotti, Corby lead GV to eighth consecutive GLIAC tournament championship BY MASON TRONSOR ASSISTANTSPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

ince 2008, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has hosted eight postseason tournaments. The Grand Valley State women’s soccer team has hoisted the trophy in every single one. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) No. 1 GVSU women’s soccer team (19-1, 12-0 GLIAC) won its eighth straight GLIAC tournament title on Sunday afternoon, rolling over the Ashland Eagles 5-0 at home. “It’s nice to get another GLIAC conference and tournament title,” said senior defender Katy Woolley. “It’s a good thing to give us confidence and to keep going through the rest of the year.” The Lakers used a 3-0 victory in their semifinal match Friday night against Ohio Dominican to propel them to Sunday’s title match. The Eagles did what many other teams in the GLIAC had trouble doing all season against the Lakers -- playing hard for a full 90 minutes. “I thought we were off to a slow start today,” said head coach Jeff Hosler. “We were a little lethargic, but picked it up late in the half.”

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The Lakers and Eagles met once during the regular season in Ashland, Ohio. At the time, the Eagles boasted an undefeated record and the top spot in the GLIAC standings. GVSU snatched both of those titles away from the Eagles in one half, as GVSU scored all five of the match’s goals. The Lakers went on to hand the Eagles its first loss of the season 5-0 and overtake the top spot in the GLIAC for good. The first goal of Sunday’s match did not occur until the 38th minute of the first half, when GVSU forward Gabriella Mencotti struck the ball past the Eagles’ keeper to give the Lakers a lead they would never relinquish. Junior Kendra Stauffer was awarded the assist following a cross to Mencotti. “Kenny beat her defender, she took it right to the end line just like we’ve been practicing,” Mencotti said. “She played a perfect ball across and I just had to take a touch and finish it.” The second half started faster than the first. GVSU freshman Samantha Riga scored a tip-in goal from an assist by senior Katie Klunder off a cross-in pass within the first five minutes of the half. About 10 minutes later, junior Marti Corby finished off a deflection. Her 22nd goal of the season made it 3-0 and put the match out of reach. Freshman Hannah Phommavongsa had a memorable moment late in the second half, as she scored

her first career goal as a Laker. She also connected with Corby minutes later for her first assist. The Lakers outshot the Eagles 35-9 and once again controlled the corner kick numbers, 7-0, throughout the match. The lack of goals scored against the Lakers continues to be the catalyst for GVSU’s success. The last time the Lakers allowed a goal dates back to Oct. 4. Freshman goalkeeper Emily Maresh recorded her ninth straight individual shutout of the season. The Laker faithful also received good news, when junior defender Clare Carlson took the field Sunday. Carlson had missed the past few matches due to an undisclosed injury. The offense for the Lakers, however, is not overshadowed in the winning equation. GVSU has outscored its opponents 90-7 this season, including the GLIAC tournament. The Lakers now prepare for the Division II NCAA tournament. With its No. 1 ranking, GVSU will likely end up hosting a first-round tournament match in Allendale. The firstround match will take place Nov. 13. “Our conference is full of some good teams and some very good individual players,” Hosler said. “Having played those teams, it gives us a lot of confidence.”

FOOTBALL

Slaying the Dragons

No. 17 Lakers escape with 49-42 win over Tiffin

VARSITY SCHEDULE FOOTBALL Saturday 1 p.m. vs Saginaw Valley State SOCCER Friday vs NCAA Tournament First Round TBA Nov. 15 vs NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals TBA VOLLEYBALL Friday 7 p.m. at Saginaw Valley State Saturday 2 p.m. at Wayne State SWIMMING AND DIVING Saturday 1 p.m. at Indianapolis

LEADERSHIP: Grand Valley State head coach Matt Mitchell watches a play unfold during the Lakers’ season-opening victory over Southwest Baptist on Sept. 3 at Lubbers Stadium. GVSU has one regular season game remaining in 2015 -- a rivalry tilt against Saginaw Valley State in Allendale on Nov. 14. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF BY ADAM KNORR SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM

alftime brought change for the Grand Valley State football team. After surrendering 28 points in the first half, the No. 17 Lakers came out of the locker room and held the Tiffin Dragons (5-5, 4-5 GLIAC) to 14 second-half points en route to a 49-42 win on Saturday afternoon. “I’m not going to apologize for winning,” said GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell. “There’s certainly things we can improve on -- we still make things more difficult on ourselves than we need to. We’re happy we went to Ohio and got a win against a team on the road.” For the second consecutive week, the GVSU defense struggled, allowing the opposing offense

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to move down the field and into the end zone with ease. Unlike last week against Ashland, however, the Lakers (8-2, 7-2 GLIAC) found answers after allowing a mountain of early points. Tiffin quarterback Antonio Pipkin was as elusive as advertised. The junior quarterback kept broken plays alive with his feet, giving his receivers time to find holes in the GVSU defense. Pipkin’s scrambling allowed him to avoid a cascading Laker pass rush, for the early part of the evening. Senior defensive end Matt Judon has forced teams to grab his jersey, doubleteam him or pay the price this season. Saturday evening was no different. Judon recorded his 18th sack of the season in the fourth quarter, giving him the record at GVSU for single-season sacks. He broke former standout Mike McFadden’s record of 16 earlier in the game.

“Man, I don’t know. It hasn’t hit me yet, I’m still sore from the game,” Judon said. “Just to be mentioned in the same breath as some of those guys, Dan Skuta, Danny Richard, Mike McFadden... I’m just so blessed and I just love what I do.” GVSU’s quick-strike offense forced its defense back onto the field for a large chunk of the contest. The Lakers surrendered 533 yards of total offense to the Dragons, but recovered two fumbles in the second half. GVSU’s defense has been far from a shutdown unit yardage-wise in 2015, but its ability to force turnovers has been a hallmark all season. It saved the Lakers again against Tiffin. The Lakers have now forced 25 turnovers on the season. Judon was solely responsible for one, as he SEE FOOTBALL | A10

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A10 | SPORTS DIVISION III HOCKEY

Battle of the Valleys on ice

Lakers sweep SVSU in physically charged series BY BEAU TROUTMAN BTROUTMAN@LANTHORN.COM

rand Valley State’s Division III hockey team played a home-andaway series against rival Saginaw Valley State over the weekend. The Lakers not only swept the Cardinals with a pair of wins, but learned how to win in crunch time as well. “We didn’t play as good as we should, but it was a good win,” said GVSU head coach Charlie Link. “The guys are finally learning to win close games.” GVSU won the first game on the road 6-3, and got two goals from senior forward Nate Dykstra. The second game at home was one for the books. Tied 4-4 in overtime after three periods of intensely chippy play, GVSU had a 4-on-3 power play. GVSU won the puck drop, and controlled the puck in Cardinal territory. After a slapshot nearly went in, a group of Lakers and Cardinals fought over the puck in front of the SVSU net. GVSU senior forward Blaine Marney got ahold of it just long enough, and scored the winning goal 56 seconds into the overtime period. “It was pretty intense,” Marney said. “We had the coaches draw something out before, and it was just get it to the net, pound it home. We wanted to set it up since we had a 4-on-3.” The goal was the second of the night for Marney. The game was chippy until the tail end, and a number of fights broke out during the game. With under 10 minutes to play in the second period, GVSU’s 6-foot5-inch Eric Vanderklok checked SVSU’s 5-foot-10-inch Brody Duncan into the boards.

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A few minutes later, after a goal from GVSU’s Tyler Stoller to make it 2-2, Duncan got his revenge. He tackled Vanderklok right by the boards in front of the fans. Duncan threw multiple punches while on top of Vanderklok, and it took three referees to restrain him. Duncan was ejected, and both teams received penalties. GVSU goalie Jack Lindsay, who was injured twice due to hits from SVSU players, said the team is good at rebounding from these types of situations, even against their rival. “With our guys, it’s nothing,” he said. “We try to focus on what’s important, and that’s just winning the game, doing the right things in the back end. I wasn’t too worried. “I believe in our guys, and I know our guys believe in our own guys. We knew we were going to come out with that one.” Although Lindsay allowed four goals on the night, he was a key part of a Laker defensive effort that came up on top when it mattered most. He had 16 saves on the night. GVSU improved to 13-3 on the season, while SVSU fell to 4-11. GVSU has a two-game home series with Butler next weekend, but with a home-and-away series with Calvin College looming the weekend after that, Link says the team needs to stay focused. “We’ve got to start preparing, and hopefully we don’t overlook Butler before we get to Calvin. (We’re) pretty happy with the results this weekend, didn’t play our best, but )we) still won,” Link said. Marney says no one’s looking ahead at the moment, and the team is savoring their wins in the 2015 edition of the Battle of the Valleys. “Beating Saginaw Valley is obviously huge every year and gets everyone going, but it was really just a battle for both teams,” Marney said. “We really just learned how to win, and we came together as a team.”

DOG PILE: The Grand Valley State Division III men’s hockey club celebrates the game-winning goal in overtime against Saginaw Valley State on Nov. 7 at Georgetown Ice Center. The Lakers swept the series against the SVSU Cardinals. GVL | EMILY FRYE

CLUB WRESTLING

Embracing the grind Laker club wrestling aims high for 2015 fall campaign BY BRODIE ORENT BORENT@LANTHORN.COM

ast season the Grand Valley State men’s wrestling club finished ninth at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) National Championship. This year, the Lakers are shooting for No. 1.

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The Lakers are looking to improve on their “down year” last season and will not be satisfied with another ninth-place finish. Some of head coach Rick Bolhuis’ wrestlers came to him and said they are ready to compete for a title this year. Bolhuis thinks his team can legitimately contend for the title this season, but not without putting in the due work and having

PINNED: A member of the Grand Valley State wrestling club takes down an opponent during a match in a previous season. GVSU has a few matches under its belt this year. COURTESY | GVSU CLUB SPORTS

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was credited with both a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. The Lakers took a slim 34-28 lead into the second half. Pipkin found Charles Holland on a 9-yard touchdown to push the Dragons ahead 35-34 early in the third quarter. GVSU struck back with consecutive touchdowns, as Bart Williams found Jamie Potts for a short score, and Kirk Spencer rushed in from nine yards out. Spencer’s touchdown put GVSU ahead 49-35, and allowed the Laker defense to take more risks and open up the pass rush. Pipkin threw for 460 yards and six touchdowns, but his Laker counterpart, Williams, was just as effective. Williams, a sophomore, completed 20-of-30 passes for 306 yards, five touchdowns and one interception. His supporting cast, however, helped the Lakers surge to a muchneeded victory. Spencer was three parts physical and one part elusive, turning in one of his best performances of the season. The running back had 10 carries for 117 yards and two touch-

pieces fall into place for the Lakers. “I fully expect and work toward having multiple All-Americans and being very much in contention for a national title,” Bolhuis said. On Oct. 25, the Lakers had their intrasquad black vs. blue scrimmage, which gave the opportunity for new wrestlers to see their first collegiate action. It also made all the wrestlers cut down to required weight for the first time of the season. “We try to imitate a match setting,” said senior Joey Montney. “It’s different for practice, and in matches, you really just have to go out and do it.” The Lakers’ first real competition of the season was on Nov. 1, at the Fall Brawl at Henry Ford Community College. The team only sent first and second-year wrestlers to the event, eight in total, as all eight placed and three were champions. “We wanted our younger guys to get their feet wet,” Bolhuis said. Montney is excited to start wrestling this season and thinks the team will do well together. “We have a bunch of good kids coming back and a bunch of new guys that are showing a lot of promise, so I’m excited just to see how we do as a team,” he said. Senior Bruce Rau took notice of the hard work his teammates put in this summer and believes the team can compete for a national title. “I know that, through the summer, everybody

downs. He also pulled in four catches for 36 yards. “(Our offense) is as lethal as we make it,” Spencer said. “We play Grand Valley football. No other team matters. As long we stick to that, no one can stop us. We have so many weapons.” Junior wide receiver Matt Williams showed out, catching eight passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Potts hauled in five catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns of his own, while true freshman Nick Dodson added a 26-yard receiving touchdown. Judon recorded three-and-a-half sacks and five total tackles. Nickelback Marquez Gollman led the Laker defense with 12 total tackles, but was ejected for targeting late in the second half. With the win, the Lakers kept their playoff chances alive. GVSU must win out to maintain a strong shot at a playoff berth, and, with one regular season game remaining against lowly Saginaw Valley State (1-8, 1-7 GLIAC), GVSU has a good shot to again boost its playoff resume. “Right now we got our backs against the wall and we’re just fighting and scratching and clawing to win games,” Judon said. “We just want to go 1-0 every week.” The Battle of the Valleys game between GVSU and SVSU will kick off at 1 p.m. at Lubbers Stadium on Nov. 14.

put in a lot of work and everybody is trying to be on the mat as much as possible,” Rau said. “A lot of guys were lifting a lot, since we got back on campus in late August we started team workouts again and several times a week we were lifting, running, conditioning and getting on the mat. “We always have high expectations for ourselves and that’s no different this year. We are focusing on working hard again, even harder than last year, and just putting in the work and trying to embrace that grind.” The Lakers will be facing strong competition to start the season. On Nov. 5, the Lakers traveled to Muskegon Community College for the Muskegon Duals, an event which GVSU won. On Nov. 7, some of the team traveled to MCC again for the Ben McMullen Open, and the other wrestlers went to the Eastern Michigan Open to face some stiff competition. In both meets, GVSU was the only NCWA program to compete. “Almost our entire schedule is against varsity programs,” Bolhuis said. “We wrestle against varsity junior colleges and varsity Division III programs.” The Lakers will be at the Trine University Invitational on Nov. 14 and the Michigan State Open at the Jenison Fieldhouse on Nov. 15. The Lakers also have the Olivet Comet Duals on Nov. 21, but then are off until Jan. 21, when they will compete at the NCWA National Duals.

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A11 | SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

How sweep it is

Laker women, men win 15th, 14th consecutive regional titles BY ANDY SMITH ASMITH@LANTHORN.COM

n Saturday, the Grand Valley State men’s and women’s cross country teams again lived up to their No. 1 ranking by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Both Laker squads came away with regional championships -- the women recorded their 15th straight regional title, while the men notched their 14th straight title. “We did very well today, both teams executed the race plan very well,” said GVSU head coach Jerry Baltes. “This is really great for our kids and our program, but we need to keep the momentum going and keep working hard, these next two weeks are the most important. I am very proud of the kids and the progress we have made so far.” The Laker women edged GLIAC foe Hillsdale by a mere 18 points to capture the regional crown. GVSU finished with 45 points, placing five runners in the top 20 finishers, as the Chargers recorded 63 points. GLIAC Freshman of the Year Gina Patterson turned in another team-leading performance -- a feat that has become more of an expectation than surprise in 2015. Patterson finished in second-place overall, crossing the finish line with a time of 20:24.58 on the 6K course -- a mere five seconds before Hillsdale’s Emily Oren. Last season’s individual national champion

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Kendra Foley finished in sixth place, and senior Jess Janecke strolled across in eighth place, marking the third Laker runner in the top 10. Senior Jordan Chester raced to a 12th-place finish and junior Amy Cruetz finished in 17th. Patterson, Foley, Janecke, Chester and Cruetz all placed in the top 20, earning them All-Region honors. Sophomore Kelly Haubert finished in 22nd place, and sophomore Jenna Klynstra rolled across in 38th to help the Lakers secure the regional title. “We worked very well as a team today. We were all very supportive of each other and accomplished the goal that we had,” Cruetz said. “A win like this builds us up and gets us ready to go for the national championship meet in a couple of weeks so we can do something great while we are there. “We have a great coaching staff that knows how to get the full potential out of all of us.” GVSU’s men took home a commanding victory. The Lakers recorded 43 points, a whopping 79 ahead of second-place finisher Southern Indiana. Six runners achieved All-Region honors for the GVSU men with top-25 finishes. As with the women’s race, the Lakers were led by their GLIAC Freshman of the Year. Zach Panning, the award’s winner, finished in fifth place as the first Laker to cross the finish line. Junior Chris May finished less than a second behind Panning in sixth place. Sophomore Wuoi Mach was the third consecutive Laker to cross the finish line, slotting in at seventh place to notch three runners in the top 10 for GVSU.

PACK MENTALITY: A trio of Grand Valley State runners compete in the GLIAC Championship meet on Oct. 24 in Milford, Michigan. The Laker men and women both swept the meet. COURTESY | ALAN STEIBLE

Senior Kyle Flores came in 12th place, and close behind him, Trevor Sharnas and Brady Selner finished in 13th and 15th, respectively, for the Lakers. Panning, May, Mach, Flores, Sharnas and Selner were AllRegion recipients for the GVSU men. Junior Mitch Wilkins rounded out the scoring for the Lakers with a 32nd-place finish. “We ran together very well as a unit, and achieved our goal of staying healthy,” Sharnas said. “We did very well to set us up for the national championship meet in a couple of weeks. We are feeling very confident

knowing that we still have a lot left in the tank for the big meet in a couple of weeks. “We really wanted to make sure that we stayed focused, and used this meet as a business trip, making sure that we take care of business, so we can be ready and achieve the goal that we set our minds on at the beginning of the season.” The Lakers will be back in action on Nov. 21 at the NCAA Division II National Championships in Joplin, Missouri. The Laker women are looking for their fourth straight championship, and the Laker men are looking for their first title in school history.

VOLLEYBALL

Senior send-off Lakers beat Northwood, Lake Superior State on Senior Weekend BY ALEX EISEN AEISEN@LANTHORN.COM

or a split second, the Grand Valley State volleyball team’s NCAA tournament chances took a major blow. But the appeals by the Northwood players saying the Lakers had tipped the ball at the net were denied. By a matter of inches, GVSU survived match point. After salvaging set four, GVSU (18-9, 12-4 GLIAC) went on to beat Northwood (11-16, 7-9 GLIAC) Friday night in the fifth set to win 3-2, by scores of 25-18, 2325, 16-25, 26-24, 15-8. Then, Saturday afternoon on Senior Day, the Lakers coasted past a winless Lake Superior State (0-23, 0-16 GLIAC) squad in straight sets (25-15, 25-15, 25-11). Coming into the weekend, GVSU was ranked sixth in the recently published regional rankings, with the top eight teams making the NCAA tournament. Despite escaping with a close victory against Northwood, GVSU head coach Deanne Scanlon still wasn’t pleased with what she saw. “We did not deserve to win that match,” Scanlon said. “I think it was very plain to see, if you’re a fan or you don’t know much about the game, the reason (Northwood) were able to stay in the match was they worked harder and had better effort on plays than what we did. “(I’m) disappointed in our lack of emotion and basically getting outworked most of the match.” It wasn’t the bounce-back performance Scanlon wanted after what happened in GVSU’s last match against No. 5 Ferris State, as the Bulldogs came back from a 2-0 deficit to win in five sets. The GVSU offense went with power over finesse for the majority of the match against Northwood. Reluctant to adjust and take more off-speed shots, the Lakers struggled to get the ball down at times (.171 hitting percentage), and Northwood collected a season-high 111 digs. Scanlon started the match with a different look, using sophomore Katie Olson as the primary setter. Halfway through the second set, Scanlon didn’t see enough to stick with the formation change, and began rotating freshman setter Taylor Stewart back into the action. “We thought we would have

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a little bit more flexibility in our lineup,” Scanlon said. “But people didn’t come ready to play. The one thing that was going well for us was our block, so when we run the one setter we kind of give that up a little bit. “I figured we got to at least go back and try to have our block keep us in the match for a while, so we switched back to the 6-2 (formation),” Scanlon said. “And it did, our block kept us in it and was probably the only reason we won.” Seniors Betsy Ronda, Kourtney Wolters and Kaleigh Lound, alongside freshman Staci Brower, finished with five or more total blocks, as the Lakers put up a season-high 18 blocks. For the third time this season, GVSU also reached triple-digits in digs (100). Senior libero Taylor Shomin notched a team-high 22 digs, including a clutch pickup during the set-winning rally in the fourth frame. GVSU opened the fourth set with an 11-3 lead, but Northwood fought back to make it to 12-10. The rally allowed the Lakers to pull away again, 22-15. The Timberwolves stormed back with an 8-0 run to grab the lead, and eventually forced match point at 23-24. GVSU stayed alive after three Northwood attacking errors ensued: a kill attempt that was overhit and not tipped at the net, a Ronda-Lound block and a ball tapped just out of bounds. “We were lucky to pull out set four,” Scanlon said. “It’s just kind of the same old, same old with this team. They can’t figure out how to win versus trying not to lose.” After falling behind 3-0 to open the decisive fifth frame, GVSU sparked an 8-0 run of its own. The Lakers hit .375 with 10 kills in the set to close out the match, 15-8. Senior Jessica Majerle led the way offensively with 12 kills and a .300 hitting percentage. Celebrating Senior Day the following afternoon was less stressful, but just as emotional. Lake Superior State came into the contest having won two sets all season. The Allendale Lakers had no intentions of letting the other Lakers from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan spoil the occasion, as GVSU recognized its seven seniors before the match. Senior Audrey Kidd replaced Brower in the lineup for nearly the whole match. The two of them exchanged a hug

TAKE TWO: Grand Valley State’s Kourtney Wolters (front) prepares to return a serve against Northwood at the Fieldhouse Arena in Allendale on Nov. 6. Wolters, who earned another year of eligibility before the season, participated in her second Senior Day. GVL | SARA CARTE

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A rare result DII HOCKEY

DANGLE, SNIPE: Collin Finkhouse (19) evades a Toledo defenseman and tries a shot on net. The Grand Valley State Division II hockey club squared off against the Rockets on Nov. 6 in Allendale at Georgetown Ice Center. The Lakers, who rank near the top of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Central Division, have a slate of tough games ahead. GVSU is 13-1-1 so far in the 2015 season. GVL | KEVIN SIELAFF

Division II hockey ties one in series with Toledo BY JOSH PEICK JPEICK@LANTHORN.COM

he Division II Grand Valley State men’s hockey team came out of the weekend series with a win and a tie against Toledo University. After Friday night’s game ended in a stalemate, 3-3, the Lakers (13-1-1) bounced back with a 4-3 victory. The Lakers got off to a hot start Friday night. GVSU scored three goals in the opening period, with two coming on the power play. Senior Michael Bishop started the scoring for the Lakers. Bishop netted a power play goal in the

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12th minute of play, and followed it up with another goal with 35 seconds left in the first period. Bishop has been scoring at a high rate for the Lakers in the past few contests. Bishop’s multi-goal game against Toledo was his third of the season, after scoring a hat trick in last weekend’s contest against Ferris State. “Our team has been coming together really well,” Bishop said. “We know where each other are at on the ice. Collin Finkhouse has been a big help with setting me up with great opportunities.” Finkhouse has been putting up points as well, but in the assist fashion. Finkhouse, coming off of a four-assist night against Ferris State, notched an assist Friday

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when Brower subbed in to play the final two rallies. Brower didn’t waste any time, getting GVSU’s last kill of the match. “We might not have the best record we have ever had, but this is the best group of girls I’ve ever got the chance to play with,” Kidd said. “It

night, giving him 12 for the season. The Lakers finished the first period with a 3-0 lead. In hockey, a three-goal lead is considered dangerous rather than comfortable, as the team might become complacent and try to not give up goals instead of trying to score. GVSU never took its foot of the gas, totalling 64 shots in the contest, but the Lakers allowed Toledo to chip away at the lead. Toledo scored a goal in the second period and two in the third to tie the game. The third Toledo goal came shorthanded on a GVSU pass that was intercepted for a breakaway. In the overtime period, the Lakers had a few scoring opportunities early, but were unable to capitalize. After a GVSU penalty with 1:30 left on the

was a bittersweet feeling to be able to be out there playing with them tonight.” Kidd knocked down eight kills and was outdone only by Ronda, who had 12 kills on 21 attempts (.524 hitting percentage). The Lakers offense couldn’t be stopped no matter who was on the court, as they posted a season-high .351 hitting percentage. Scanlon rotated in 15 of the 19 players on the roster and even got the opportunity to pull the seniors off

clock, the Lakers played not to lose the game. The penalty kill came up big for the Lakers, securing the draw. Game two of the weekend series started opposite of game one. Toledo came out firing and jumped out to an early two-goal lead. “We got off to a slow start,” said GVSU captain Zac Strain. The Lakers were looking for answers, having been outscored 5-0 by Toledo in the last three periods of play, dating back to Friday night’s game. The Lakers found some offense and responded with four consecutive goals. The first goal came from Tony Russo, followed by a goal from Strain. Troy Marrett added to the mix with a goal of his own. Junior Mitch Claggett netted the fourth

the court near the end of the match to give the crowd one last chance to applaud them. LSSU never led in the match and only tied the score once, 1-1 in the first set. In a few odd twists, LSSU was given a yellow card for substitution infractions, Lound showed off her setter skills with an assist for GVSU and Wolters enjoyed her second Senior Day after getting another year of eligibility over the offseason. “This is it. I don’t get another opportunity

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goal, sealing the deal for the Lakers. Claggett has been part of a dominant line for the Lakers. Claggett and his linemates Alex Ostrowski and Nick Schultz have a combined 58 points on the season. The Lakers’ four goals were enough for goaltender Jiri Aberle, who was near perfect after giving up two early goals. Aberle let one goal slip in late in the third period, but it was too little too late for Toledo. The Lakers will travel to Lindenwood University for a twogame series against the Lions. Lindenwood dropped to No. 10 in the ACHA Central Division after two losses against Lindenwood – Belleville last weekend. GVSU is currently ranked No. 3 in the division.

like last Senior Night,” Wolters said. “It was really great to finally know this was my Senior Night and to go out with that mentality.” GVSU is on the road for its final two regular season conference matches against Saginaw Valley State (21-6, 11-5 GLIAC) on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. and Wayne State (12-16, 7-9 GLIAC) on Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. With a pair of victories Scanlon would surpass former head coach Joan Boand for most wins in program history.

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